"The only track you probably won't want to play is "Damage, Inc." due to the multiple use of the infamous "F" word. When it was released, Master of Puppets provided many metal fans with an alternative image to the commercially popular glam metal bands, such as Poison, Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe and Ratt.The album has frequently been tagged by critics as "one of the most influential thrash metal albums of all time."Īs an early parody of the PMRC's "explicit lyrics" warning labels, many prints of Metallica's 1986 release of Master of Puppets sported an octagonal sticker on the front saying: In TIME critic Josh Tyrangiel's opinion, "Metallica didn't bother with hooks or pop discipline" in writing Master of Puppets.Metal Rules rated the album as being number one in a list of the "Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums" published in September 2003,whereas IGN also rated the album as being at first position in a list of the "Top 25 Metal Albums" issued in January 2007.The album is featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and Q magazine counted it among the 50 heaviest albums of all time.In 2003, the album was ranked number 167 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Billboard 200 album chart and was the band's first Gold record for sales of 500,000 copies.This was done without any radio airplay or the release of a single or music video.The album is now 6× Platinum in the U.S., with over 6 million copies sold there.Īccording to Allmusic's Steve Huey, Master of Puppets "was the band's greatest achievement.""Some critics have called Master of Puppets the best metal album ever recorded", Huey noted.Master of Puppets has been featured on several "greatest albums of all time" lists.The album is present in a list dubbed "The All-TIME 100 Albums" published by TIME magazine in November 2006. Master of Puppets marks the last recording by bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a bus accident while on tour to promote the album.After debating whether to break up, or to move on with a new bass player,Metallica decided to hire a new bassist, Jason Newsted, who would stay with the band until 2001.Master of Puppets met high critical reception upon release, and is now considered a classic heavy metal album by fans, critics, and the band members themselves a like.All of the band members consider it Metallica's Magnum opus.Master of Puppets reached #29 on the U.S. The album was released on Mathrough Elektra Records. Master of Puppets is the third album by American heavy metal band Metallica. * Kirk Hammett - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals * James Hetfield - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar The songs on this EP were rehearsed in Lars Ulrich's garage, but recorded in a studio.Ĥ.
There was also a cassette version of this EP, which lists track lengths of 6:36, 6:39, 4:55, 3:10 and 3:28. The cover of this CD also was used as a basis for the Garage Inc back cover, which showed the members as of 1998.
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The song "The Wait" was omitted from the UK pressings of the album in order to conform to local music-industry rules regarding the length of EPs.Īlthough the EP is often referred to as "Garage Days" by fans, the trailing portion of the EPs full title is often mistakenly called "Garage Days Revisited" (rather than 'Re-Revisited'), a title which actually refers collectively to Metallica's cover versions of "Am I Evil?" and "Blitzkrieg", which were the two B-sides of the 1984 single "Creeping Death". (along with numerous other covers the band had recorded over the years). Though the EP has been out of print for many years and is considered a collector's item, all five tracks were later included on the 1998 double-album Garage Inc. The official CD release of the album amended the title (and the price) to The $9.98 CD. The band included the dollar price in the title (which was printed on the cover) in an effort to ensure that fans weren't overcharged for it. The EP consisted entirely of covers of late-'70s and early-'80s NWOBHM and hardcore music. It was the first recording the band made with Jason Newsted (referred to as "Jason Newkid" in the liner notes) playing bass.
Metallica - Garage Days Re-Revisited (1987)